Coffee walnut smoothie

This coffee walnut smoothie is the perfect solution for when you are debating between having coffee in the morning or chugging down a healthy smoothie.

Coffee Walnut smoothie

Coffee walnut smoothie is yet another Natural ice-cream inspired smoothie and it is delicious just like the original. While the obvious ingredients are coffee and walnuts, it also includes the nutrition-rich dates and bananas along with a hint of hot cocoa powder to up the deliciousness quotient.

The best part is that you don’t have to choose between drinking a healthy smoothie or having your coffee.

How to make coffee walnut smoothie

Like I mentioned above the main ingredients in this smoothie are – coffee, walnuts, dates, bananas, and cocoa mix. The dates have been added as a sweetener and also because it is a nutrition powerhouse. Since smoothies are fruit-based, I chose banana because it is the only fruit that I find goes well with any flavor combination.

Variations –

Increase the coffee content. I do not prefer strong coffee, so a teaspoon of coffee was sufficient.

Use sugar instead of dates -You could always use sugar but I prefer using dates or honey to sweeten my smoothie.

Increase/decrease hot cocoa mix – I love the addition of hot cocoa mix to this smoothie – it feels like you are having an ice-cold mocha.

Substitute hot cocoa with unsweetened cocoa – Makes it a tad bitter so go easy and start with a teaspoon. You may need to increase the amount of sweetener as well.

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Ingredients

2cupsmilk

6-7pitted dates

1/2cupwalnuts

1medium-sized banana

1teaspooncoffee, I used Instant coffee

3teaspoonshot cocoa mix

Instructions

Soak the dates in milk overnight, if possible.

Add the dates along with milk and all the other ingredients. Blend in a blender until the smoothie is of a consistency that you desire. Alternatively, if you are using the Blendtec blender, run the smoothie cycle twice to get a well-blended smoothie.

Disclaimer: Approximate Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and can vary depending on the exact ingredients/brands used. If you have health issues, please work with a registered dietician or nutritionist.

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